flush

Etymology 1
From, , of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to 🇨🇬,, , see ; or a Middle English. Compare with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.

Verb

 * 1)  To cause to take flight from concealment.
 * 2)  To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
 * 1)  To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
 * 1)  To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: Aufscheuchen
 * Italian: ,


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ; lehahtaa
 * German:, aufjagen,
 * Italian: prendere il volo, levarsi in volo, volare via

Etymology 2
Same as Etymology 3, according to the American Heritage Dictionary.

Adjective

 * 1) Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
 * 2) Wealthy or well off.
 * : a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.
 * 1) Full of vigour; fresh; glowing; bright.
 * 2) Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.
 * : a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.
 * 1) Full of vigour; fresh; glowing; bright.
 * 2) Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.
 * 1) Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.
 * 1) Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan: enrasat
 * Finnish: samalla tasolla
 * French: ,
 * German:, flächenbündig, oberflächenbündig, , , , , , in gleicher Höhe, auf gleicher Höhe, gleich hoch
 * Italian:, ,
 * Khmer:
 * Norwegian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: aynı düzeyde, bir hizâda, çıkıntısız, hem yüz


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish: rahoissaan
 * French: en fonds,
 * German:, ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, , , ,
 * Turkish: ,

Adverb

 * 1) Suddenly and completely.

Etymology 3
Probably from Etymology 1 according to the American Heritage Dictionary.

Noun

 * 1) A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
 * 2) Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
 * 3)  The process of clearing the contents of a buffer or cache.
 * 4) A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
 * 5) Any tinge of red colour like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.
 * 6) A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.
 * 7)  A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.
 * 1) A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.
 * 2)  A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.
 * 1)  A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.
 * 1)  A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.

Translations

 * Arabic: شطف
 * Bulgarian: промиване
 * Finnish:
 * German:, , , Wasserschwall, , Wasserströmung, Durchspülen, Durchströmen
 * Italian:, ,
 * Maori: opeope, horoi


 * Bulgarian: промиване
 * Dutch: waterspoeling
 * Finnish:, vessan vetäminen
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:


 * German: Rotwerden,, Errötung, , Hautrötung
 * Italian: arrossimento
 * Spanish: chapeta


 * German: ,
 * Italian:
 * Spanish:


 * German:, Aufwallung,
 * Italian:

Verb

 * 1)   To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
 * 2)  Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
 * 3)  To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
 * 4)  To cause to blush.
 * 5) To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
 * 6)  To excite, inflame.
 * 7)  To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
 * 8)  To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
 * 9)  To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.
 * 10) To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
 * 11) To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
 * 12)  To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
 * 13)  To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.
 * 14)  To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
 * 15)  To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet
 * 1)  To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
 * 2)  To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
 * 3)  To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.
 * 4) To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
 * 5) To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
 * 6)  To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
 * 7)  To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.
 * 8)  To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
 * 9)  To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet
 * 1)  To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
 * 2)  To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.
 * 3)  To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
 * 4)  To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet
 * 1)  To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet

Usage notes
In sense “turn red with embarrassment”, is more common. More finely, in indicating the actual change, blush is usual – “He blushed with embarrassment” – but in indicating state, flushed is also common – “He was flushed with excitement”.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: spláchnout
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French: laver à grande eau
 * German:, , , ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: κλύζω
 * Irish: sruthlaigh
 * Italian:
 * Meänkieli: viruttaa
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Swedish:


 * Afrikaans: spoel
 * Armenian: ջուրը քաշել
 * Bulgarian:, изчервявам се
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 衝水
 * Czech: spláchnout
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: tirer la chasse d'eau, tirer la chasse
 * Georgian:
 * German:, , , ,
 * Irish: sruthlaigh
 * Italian: tirare lo sciacquone
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese: dar descarga, puxar descarga
 * Romanian: trage apa
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Bulgarian: изчервявам се
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, rot werden
 * Italian:
 * Maori: uraura
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish: punastuttaa
 * German: rot werden lassen, erröten lassen
 * Italian:


 * Finnish:
 * German:, mit Wasser überspülen,
 * Italian:, ,


 * Finnish: ,
 * German: in Wallung bringen,
 * Italian:, , , ,


 * Finnish:, vetää vessa
 * German:
 * Irish: sruthlaigh
 * Italian: tirare lo sciacquone
 * Romanian: trage apa
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Finnish:
 * German: (völlig) entleeren,
 * Italian: ,


 * German:, , , , durchströmen
 * Italian: ,


 * Finnish: punehtua
 * German: ,
 * Italian:


 * Finnish: ,
 * German: hineinspülen,, , , ,
 * Italian: ,

Etymology 4
Probably from, cognate with.

Noun

 * 1)  A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: флош
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 同花
 * Czech: fleš
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * German: Flush
 * Hungarian:, flös,
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Maori: whare kotahi
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, , flux
 * Swedish:

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  flush
 * 2)  flush reddening of the face
 * 3)  emptying of the cache
 * 1)  emptying of the cache

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)   hand consisting of all cards with the same suit